New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-26


\, Tu Ro,, ascculol q the platform lu order 10 re-.
plv to NJ. Mitchell ne greeted with great appar-e
Viii clear voice. and calm but earnest manner 10
began:
Nh. CnNM,N ,Np GrNrLrHrN OF rnr .CoNvr>noN:
.in OF my colleague from he XxI.t Di,rei. who la,
is addressed YOU in huSasn for and faithful devo
p!lu,- 1t Ia, forins part my deepest fe.ng. my
brightest hopes for the future OF The country and my
public and OF what know is stll 10 achieve.
| Gsvo been requested by members OF the Conference
with the result OF whose deliberations am in full sc
cord. 10 put before you the names OF two Democrats
appsnse and hisse. ths ono to oe your candidate II
ceve II choose. your assent Ia his candidacy b. an.
other party IN mv Judgment FORMED after long douot.
he>itasn and Thought. bat clear ~ the daylight IN mo
conclusion reached le question TO be presented rises
nr above any question OF pets sona politics or of wrao
from what particular district or or what
previous affiliations slsIli be nominated! believe thau
II rises iuy o the height OF the OLD issues that In tho
past gave nerve spirit an HE TO the Republican party
You know. and know AMI every citizen of this great
city knows that Tor many year thore has
elected by the Demorrc party 10 discharge sacred
trst- have been atne's 10 those trusts that our Ciy
In the greatest nation or the world have been hut pack
OF scoanires ana thieves IAppIausel Tho leaders of
party controlled the action the party lts cacuse, AMI
came 10 a point where Young man. almost .
boy the experiences OF lie, well In years. hal
thrown upon him by tne developments Of legislative
iuvesugston the duty OF setting his face against the
leaders of his party. Applause ARagoniLin. the
power could have made him. and standin up
fully against baefn Influence that young with
a htey, courage and perslsency rarely equallei.
did hts duty manner that should
his remembered unt.l his dying day. Prolonged
applause. And to-day We have the spectacle OF the
retriOuton that has upon htIn. Tho whom no
attacked have turned upon him. and because he did his
duty applause lie has been elected from the position
which The universal acclaim OF MS honest feo
pronounced him eatitled to-
THE SPIRIT or THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Now, for what does the Republican party exist
what was the spirit OF its founders Of
Lincoln tgreat applause aud OF sewarii Continued
applause.l How would Arthur have looked upon ths
question: Are nized for nothing but divide up
that this and that nomination for office shall 10 this
and that ricti Is that Lincoln died or-whaa
Arthur lived fort Mo- The Rcpublcin party Is an or
garzton whose bone and sinew. whose very pith and
en stei light 10 the death that kind Of
tine conclusion Of the svnteuce WAS drowned In mnsnso
applause II judge Alright the spirit or the Repun-
hcanS-
A voce-1he Murwumps
Mr.. Ro0t--Not Mugwumps sbnt better Republicans tnan
you slr-if can Judge the senti1ents o. the Ropnni-
cans they are OF the opinion that duty aud ndsnty
10 thor party docs ret require them 70 say
that fidelity duty like this should oe ana
does ca upon declare that the ban OF tpieveS
and sconndres who hound down this ysahg man oeeas
he done his duty shall be rebuked ana de'eA'e~'
Now look at asother and lower plane OF consderaon
OF this Qusston We are minsry party N ta'' s'ess